Beisbol!: Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

Jonah Winter. Lee & Low Books, $16.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-58430-012-0

Children who collect baseball cards will appreciate the 14 stars featured in B isbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends by Jonah Winter. Striking full-page portraits accompany biographical information on standouts such as Jos M ndez, the ""first Latino baseball legend ever,"" known as ""El Diamante Negro"" (the Black Diamond) and Roberto Clemente, ""The Pride of Puerto Rico,"" who died in a plane crash helping to aid Nicaraguan earthquake victims. ( May)

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